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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> lake shelton cleaned up last night at the country music awards. the country star and coach from nbc's "the voice" took home three honors. he got male vocalist of the year for the third time. shelton also shared song of the year with his wife miranda lambert for their ballad "over you." but he seemed most surprised when he took home the prize for entertainer of the year beating out jason aldean and taylor swift. >>> the lawsuit brought against britney spears and her mother will not go to a jury. a los angeles judge is throwing the case out. sam lutfi claims to be the pop star's former manager and says she still owes him money. he also accused her mom, lynne spears of defaming him in her 2008 book. the judge ruled there's not enough evidence for the case to go forward. he plans to appeal. >>> tonight nbc is hosting a benefit concert to help with relief efforts for victims of hurricane sandy. the concert will be hosted by matt lauer and will feature performanc
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> lake shelton cleaned up last night at the country music awards. the country star and coach from nbc's "the voice" took home three honors. he got male vocalist of the year for the third time. shelton also shared song of the year with his wife miranda lambert for their ballad "over you." but he seemed most surprised when he took home the prize for entertainer of the year beating out jason aldean and...
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president obama with a 48% to 47% lead. but the president's handling of hurricane sandy has boosted his approval numbers. >> you don't know what crisis the next president is going to confirm. >> reporter: in ohio, governor romney is six points down. that's forcing him to look to other states like iowa. >> we can do better, a better america, a stronger america is ahead. >> reporter: a day after governor romney stumped in new hampshire -- >> our president, barack obama! >> reporter: the president was there with former president bill clinton. it's a race so tight even four electoral votes could be the margin of victory. the nbc poll shows this is a battle of the sexes. president obama has an eight-point lead with women, governor romney, a seven-point lead with men. on capitol hill, brian mooar, news 4. >> both candidates are spending a lot of time in the battleground state of virginia. today tag and ben romney campaigned in northern virginia. they made stops in fairfax, sterling, and stanton holding rallies for supporters and
president obama with a 48% to 47% lead. but the president's handling of hurricane sandy has boosted his approval numbers. >> you don't know what crisis the next president is going to confirm. >> reporter: in ohio, governor romney is six points down. that's forcing him to look to other states like iowa. >> we can do better, a better america, a stronger america is ahead. >> reporter: a day after governor romney stumped in new hampshire -- >> our president, barack...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> the rush is on to save years of medical research threatened by hurricane sandy. many hospitals in the new york city area lost power in the storm. lab samples thawed out when refrigerators and freezers in those hospitals stopped working. floods killed 2,500 lab mice used to study seizures. scientists say the storm could also impact studies in cancer, heart disease and diabetes. >>> thousands of people in new york city are still feeling the impact of hurricane sandy. aft actor alec baldwin and his wife live there, and went home to help their neighbors stranded in their homes. >> in our building, you can assume that people who are elderly can't go up and down the stairs to go get meals, water, any prescriptions, even if they could get them, walk their dogs. so we volunteered to come today to stand by for a couple of hours, especially during the mealtime, and see if we could be of any help to them. >> you can hear more about alec baldwin's story, and more on a
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> the rush is on to save years of medical research threatened by hurricane sandy. many hospitals in the new york city area lost power in the storm. lab samples thawed out when refrigerators and freezers in those hospitals stopped working. floods killed 2,500 lab mice used to study seizures. scientists say the storm could also impact studies in cancer, heart disease and diabetes. >>> thousands of people in new...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >> sandy is leaving its mark on federal express, a company known for bringing you the world on time. they say you can expect delays in the areas affected by the storm. packages meant to be delivered in areas that have been evacuated are testing a storage unit. you can track your shipments online. they are not elable for a refund or credit under the money back policy. >>> weekly applications for unemployment dropped ahead of tomorrow's jobs report. let's check in with hampton. he joins us with that and the rest of the days headlines. >> hi, keith. the stock markets are getting a boost from a couple encouraging reports. the average, the dow is up 150 points. nasdaq up 42. payroll provider, adp says private employ years added 158,000 jobs in october. as you mentioned, the labor department telling us, the first time unemployment benefit claims falling to 9,000 to a seasonably adjusted, 253,000. tomorrow, we get the full jobs report, the last one before the presiden
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >> sandy is leaving its mark on federal express, a company known for bringing you the world on time. they say you can expect delays in the areas affected by the storm. packages meant to be delivered in areas that have been evacuated are testing a storage unit. you can track your shipments online. they are not elable for a refund or credit under the money back policy. >>> weekly applications for unemployment dropped...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. would ban all abortions and contraception seemed a bit extreme. so i looked into it. turns out, romney doesn't oppose contraception at all. in fact, he thinks abortion should be an option in cases of rape, incest, or to save a mother's life. this issue's important to me,
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. would ban all abortions and contraception seemed a bit extreme. so i looked into it. turns out, romney doesn't oppose contraception at all. in fact, he thinks abortion should be an option in cases of rape, incest, or to save a mother's life. this issue's important to me,
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> now, here's a problem you don't see every day, a penguin invasion in cape town, south africa. the people who live near the beach for the endangered birds say the penguins have taken over their neighborhoods, destroying their gardens. one woman said their constant bellowing keeps her up at night. government officials promise to build a new fence to keep them in place. pretty soon. so that's what they sound like. wow. the bellowing. >> yeah. >> looks like a scene out of a movie, doesn't it? >>> southwest virginia family had an unexpected and very happy reunion after a member of their family disappeared for about six months. tinkerbell, an 11-year-old dachshund, a fixture at this auto shop, but in april she got out and somehow couldn't find her way back. a couple of days ago, gustler's daughter made a stop at a place called tractor supply where the humane society was holding an adoption event. >> i knew it was her, and she recognized me. i started crying. i lo
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> now, here's a problem you don't see every day, a penguin invasion in cape town, south africa. the people who live near the beach for the endangered birds say the penguins have taken over their neighborhoods, destroying their gardens. one woman said their constant bellowing keeps her up at night. government officials promise to build a new fence to keep them in place. pretty soon. so that's what they sound like. wow....
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] combine the pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a qualifying pnc performance select checking account and earn 75% more than cards earning 1% cash back on almost everything. >>> it was a nightmare scenario for firefighters. flames raced through tightly packed hoernlgs many occupied despite the mandatory evacuation order. to make it worse, the neighborhood was surrounded by floodwaters. this happened last night in queens. sandy ravaged new york. firefighters waded through to fight the flames. in some areas, the water was chest high. as many as 100 home were damaged or destroyed. it is not yet clear what started the fire. >> absolutely horrible there. with trees and tens of thousands of people without power here. lots of you have been writing in with lots of questions about how to deal with the aftermath of sandy. >> liz crenshaw is here with with. let's start with safety and back-up generators. three people were rushed to the hospital
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in a surprise announcement, today, mayor bloomberg endorsed president obama and joe biden. [ applause ] but only because he needed two passengers in his car to get into manhattan. [ laughter ] it's the rules. you gotta play by the rules. [ as eastwood ] "i got 25 obamas in here." >> steve: he's driving a bus. >> jimmy: speaking of the election, i read about a 108-year-old woman in south carolina who just voted for the first time. she voted for eisenhower, but still, good for her for just getting out of the house and -- [ laughter ] that's right. a 108-year-old woman voted for the first time and revealed that she voted for president obama. [ applause ] and when asked -- when asked if she thinks obama can improve the economy, she was like, "what the hell do i care? i'm 108 years old." [ laughter ] i thought it was a slot machine. [ laughter ] what the heck is this? >> steve: powerball! with a name like smucker's -- [ laughter ] >> jimmy: ha. some tech news. i saw that apple has fired the executives who were responsible for the recent maps debacle. [ cheers ] yeah. apple told them to get
in a surprise announcement, today, mayor bloomberg endorsed president obama and joe biden. [ applause ] but only because he needed two passengers in his car to get into manhattan. [ laughter ] it's the rules. you gotta play by the rules. [ as eastwood ] "i got 25 obamas in here." >> steve: he's driving a bus. >> jimmy: speaking of the election, i read about a 108-year-old woman in south carolina who just voted for the first time. she voted for eisenhower, but still, good...
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president obama signed an emergency declaration for the nation's capital, as hurricane sandy approaches. he approved the measure for maryland, new york and massachusetts. the president spent the day meeting with fema. federal emergency management a jance to make sure that agency is ready to warn people in the path of the storm to prepare. >> my first message is to all people across the eastern seaboard, mid-atlantic, going north. that, you need to take this very seriously. and, follow the instructions of your state. and local officials. because they're going to be providing you with the best advice in terms of how to deal with the storm over the coming days. >> the president left d.c. for florida where he has a campaign stop in orlando tomorrow morning. he will return to d.c. to monitor the storm here. >> the storm moving into our area. but the north carolina coastline is already been hit hard. the weather channel's julie martin reports now from outer banks in nags head, north carolina. >> we are continuing to take a beating here in the outer banks, in nags head, dealing with tropical s
president obama signed an emergency declaration for the nation's capital, as hurricane sandy approaches. he approved the measure for maryland, new york and massachusetts. the president spent the day meeting with fema. federal emergency management a jance to make sure that agency is ready to warn people in the path of the storm to prepare. >> my first message is to all people across the eastern seaboard, mid-atlantic, going north. that, you need to take this very seriously. and, follow the...
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he said it's just an obama-nation. [ laughter ] you guys, the election is just four days away. and more than 2.7 million people in florida have already cast their votes. [ cheers ] unfortunately since it's florida most of them just stuffed their ballots into a toaster oven. they had no idea. [ laughter ] "i voted twice." you guys probably hear about this because of all the traffic congestion in new york due to the hurricane. mayor bloomberg has been requiring people commuting over the bridges to carpool into the city. that's right. there must be at least three people in every car. it can be a little awkward riding with people you don't know. so, with some tips to make car pooling more pleasant, here's mta spokesman pete murphy. pete? >> thank you, jimmy. [ cheers and applause ] thank you, jimmy. now, we understand that carpooling can be difficult, especially when you're stuck in traffic with people you don't know for two hours straight. and that's why the city of new york would like to offer the following list of things that you can talk about while you're carpooling with stran
he said it's just an obama-nation. [ laughter ] you guys, the election is just four days away. and more than 2.7 million people in florida have already cast their votes. [ cheers ] unfortunately since it's florida most of them just stuffed their ballots into a toaster oven. they had no idea. [ laughter ] "i voted twice." you guys probably hear about this because of all the traffic congestion in new york due to the hurricane. mayor bloomberg has been requiring people commuting over the...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> now at 7:59 power companies across the region are closely tracking sandy. pepco is working ahead of the storm to try to prevent problems. the utility had linemen, contractors, and tree trimmers out on the streets yesterday. they are also running robocalls and have requested 2500 linemen from out of state to work after the storm. dominion is looking for help from other utilities and asking customers to stock up on flash lights, batteries and other supplies. emergency workers are working around the clock to prepare for the storm including pulling some long hours. crews in fairfax county are busy checking equipment including signage, generators, even boats. they're also encouraging people to stay home when the worst of the storm hits. >>> for the latest on tropical storm sandy and what your family needs to know to prepare download our weather app. just search nbc washington weather in i-tunes or the android market. we'll be back in 25 minutes with an update on
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> now at 7:59 power companies across the region are closely tracking sandy. pepco is working ahead of the storm to try to prevent problems. the utility had linemen, contractors, and tree trimmers out on the streets yesterday. they are also running robocalls and have requested 2500 linemen from out of state to work after the storm. dominion is looking for help from other utilities and asking customers to stock up on...
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or as clint eastwood calls that, "a full house." [ laughter and applause ] "200 -- 250 obamas." i'm telling you, after last night's show, i realized how much i missed the sound of laughter and applause. i haven't heard that much silence since kim kardashian was asked to say something off camera. [ laughter ] we're still dealing with hurricane sandy here in new york. in fact, a lot of people on the east coast don't have access to facebook or twitter. [ audience oohs ] everybody was like, "how are people supposed to know i'm complaining about facebook and twitter if i don't have facebook or twitter?" [ laughter ] [ applause ] a lot of people couldn't get on instagram either. >> steve: oh. >> jimmy: it was tough. i mean, this morning, i had to show a picture of what i ate for breakfast to my cab driver. i go, "look at this thing." [ laughter ] [ with foreign accent ] "i love rice krispies!" [ laughter ] "snap, crackle, pop -- it's fantastic. yes, sometimes it's snap, snap, crackle, then pop. sometimes pop does -- you never know with crispy rice. you never know with crispy rice." [
or as clint eastwood calls that, "a full house." [ laughter and applause ] "200 -- 250 obamas." i'm telling you, after last night's show, i realized how much i missed the sound of laughter and applause. i haven't heard that much silence since kim kardashian was asked to say something off camera. [ laughter ] we're still dealing with hurricane sandy here in new york. in fact, a lot of people on the east coast don't have access to facebook or twitter. [ audience oohs ]...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> that is a live look at staten island where we've been telling you this morning there is so much damage from sandy and a lot of frustrations. some residents say they have been flat out ignored in the wake of the storm, but on sunday it will also be the starting location for the new york city marathon. that's got a lot of people frustrated, angry. in a moment we'll talk to the congressman who represents that area. he is blasting the decision to go ahead with the event. it's a controversial decision. we'll talk about it coming up. inside studio 1 ak-. i'm savannah guthrie alongside matt lauer. >> following this story on social media, seems that overwhelming responses against that decision. >> a lot of outrage about that. we'll get into that. >> if your home was damaged in stormont and want to get it fixed fast, how do you know who you can trust to do that all-important work? a warning to homeowners about unlicenses contractors we found patrolling very hard-hit
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> that is a live look at staten island where we've been telling you this morning there is so much damage from sandy and a lot of frustrations. some residents say they have been flat out ignored in the wake of the storm, but on sunday it will also be the starting location for the new york city marathon. that's got a lot of people frustrated, angry. in a moment we'll talk to the congressman who represents that area. he is...
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michael brown, who was in charge of fema during hurricane katrina, is actually criticizing president obama for responding to hurricane sandy too quickly. [ audience ohs ] brown would have said more, but he was still busy responding to katrina. [ cheers and applause ] "get out of here. go over there. look at this guy over here. get over here no, get out of here." >> a.d.: get back over here. >> jimmy: with the power still being out in the east coast, millions of people have complained of going through twitter withdrawal. yeah, and we all know that in today's world, that's how many people get their news. so we thought we'd help you guys out by filling you in on some of the tweets that you've been missing out on. these are actual tweets from celebrities that we've seen over the last few days. let's take a look. this first one here is from lindsay lohan. she tweeted, "i love doritos." [ laughter ] very important. you missed out. you don't want to miss out on those tweets. next, we have miley cyrus. earlier today she tweeted to nicki minaj, "you a stupid hoe." [ laughter ] >> a.d.: they don't w
michael brown, who was in charge of fema during hurricane katrina, is actually criticizing president obama for responding to hurricane sandy too quickly. [ audience ohs ] brown would have said more, but he was still busy responding to katrina. [ cheers and applause ] "get out of here. go over there. look at this guy over here. get over here no, get out of here." >> a.d.: get back over here. >> jimmy: with the power still being out in the east coast, millions of people have...
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i'll tell you that. [ laughter ] yesterday, you guys, president obama said that americans should take warnings about hurricane sandy seriously. so step one, give it a name other than sandy. i mean, come on sounds like -- [ john travolta voice ] sandy, swear to god, i mean, sandy. i mean, like, you're like, frankenstorm, right? i can't believe this. sandy! ♪ stranded at the drive in ♪ [ laughter ] trust me, "stranded at the drive in" is going to be the big hit. [ laughter ] this is big news -- >> steve: you're performing as if there was an audience. >> jimmy: well, i'm assuming that people at home will be watching either on their laptops or get their generators out. and then they're going to want to see -- and they're going to want to leave room to laugh and breathe. ♪ stranded at the drive in ♪ everybody. >> steve: your windshields is multiplying. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that's pretty quick. finally, here's some more good news. the organizers of the new york city marathon are saying that this sunday's race will definitely not be affected by the hurricane -- or won by an america
i'll tell you that. [ laughter ] yesterday, you guys, president obama said that americans should take warnings about hurricane sandy seriously. so step one, give it a name other than sandy. i mean, come on sounds like -- [ john travolta voice ] sandy, swear to god, i mean, sandy. i mean, like, you're like, frankenstorm, right? i can't believe this. sandy! ♪ stranded at the drive in ♪ [ laughter ] trust me, "stranded at the drive in" is going to be the big hit. [ laughter ] this is...
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campaign co-chair john sununu is facing criticism after he said that colin powell only endorsed barack obama because he's black. [ audience oohs ] or as democrats put it, "oh-nunu, you didn't." [ laughter ] john sununu. [ scattered applause ] we have james van der beek on the show tonight. [ cheers and applause ] he'll be out here. i'm glad we have him on the show. i mean, i don't want for our lives to be over. [ laughter ] i want to know right now, what will it be. >> steve: that's all. >> jimmy: this is not good, you guys. "the new york times" just revealed that its profits fell by 85% in the last three months. "the times" really -- they're really cutting back. take a look at their crossword puzzle. this is just -- awful. [ laughter ] it gets even worse. look at saturday's puzzle. i mean, i could get that. [ laughter ] it's supposed to be more difficult. >> steve: that's not good. >> jimmy: you could pick a wrong letter. you know, that's true. >> steve: you have to wait a week, though. >> jimmy: and finally, there are a lot of rumors circulating that kim kardashian and kanye west are about
campaign co-chair john sununu is facing criticism after he said that colin powell only endorsed barack obama because he's black. [ audience oohs ] or as democrats put it, "oh-nunu, you didn't." [ laughter ] john sununu. [ scattered applause ] we have james van der beek on the show tonight. [ cheers and applause ] he'll be out here. i'm glad we have him on the show. i mean, i don't want for our lives to be over. [ laughter ] i want to know right now, what will it be. >> steve:...